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Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys bet tightens its grip on the chip-design stack

The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at a time when analysts scrutinize circular AI-industry deals and warn of a potential bubble.

How AI PR startup Clipbook won Mark Cuban's investment from a cold email

Adam Joseph was shocked when Mark Cuban replied to his email with an inquisition full of questions.

Black Forest Labs raises $300M at $3.25B valuation

The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva and Figma Ventures.

Strengthening ChatGPT’s responses in sensitive conversations

We worked with more than 170 mental health experts to help ChatGPT more reliably recognize signs of distress, respond with care, and guide people toward real-world support–reducing responses that fall short of our desired behavior by 65-80%.

No, you can't get your AI to ‘admit’ to being sexist, but it probably is anyway

Though LLMs might not use explicitly biased language, they may infer your demographic data and display implicit biases, researchers say.

Supabase hit $5B by turning down million-dollar contracts. Here's why.

Watch as Supabase's CEO discusses the open-source database platform's rise and what it means for vibe coding, developers and the database giants who have historically controlled this market.

How OpenAI and Google see AI changing go-to-market strategies

AI is changing how investors and startups bring their products to market. Three experts offered their insights at TechCrunch Disrupt.

Anduril's autonomous weapons stumble in tests and combat, WSJ reports

Defense tech startup Anduril Industries has faced numerous setbacks during testing of its autonomous weapons systems, according to new reporting by the WSJ.

A humanoid robot-shaped bubble is forming, China warns

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot

Here's a ChatGPT guide to help understand Open AI's viral text-generating system. We outline the most recent updates and answer your FAQs.

Understanding prompt injections: a frontier security challenge

AI tools are starting to do more than respond to questions. They can now browse the web, help with research, plan trips, and help buy products. As they become more capable, with the ability to access your data in other apps and take actions on your behalf, new security challenges emerge. One we’re heavily focused on is prompt injection.

HP plans to save millions by laying off thousands, ramping up AI use

Product development, internal operations among teams expected to be hit hardest.